Commentary: The Simple Way to “Do No Harm”
In commentary written for the PNW News Blog, the Rev. Austin Adkinson expresses disappointment in the One Church Plan (OCP) which codifies provisions allowing for continued discrimination. He argues that the Simple Plan offers a better route for Methodists intent on following Wesley's admonition to "do no harm."
Dear Rev. King: I Have a Dream, Too.
(Left) The Hirano family, left to right, George, Hisa, and Yasbei. Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona., 1942-1945 (Courtesy of The Department of the Interior,...
Journeys: “…together we can do what we cannot do alone.”
Amory Peck and Joan Holms are pictured at the 2012 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.
Journeys | By Joan Holms
I find that I have many more...
Two different lenses of FEAR
Nurturing Elders and Others:
We see best through two different lenses of fear
By the Rev. Paul Graves
Terrorism. Star-studded night. “Fear Factor” and “Survivor” reality TV....
A Matter of Alignment?
The Rev. Paul Graves uses the metaphor of chiropractic alignment to discuss the problems we are experiencing as a denomination today, and at times in our own struggles as well. He states, "alignment has everything to do with relationships we have – with our bodies, emotions, the people we live with and around, the God we perceive, and the Bible we read."
Weekend of Resistance: A glimpse inside civil disobedience and my arrest
Colin Cushman, a Master of Divinity student at Boston University School of Theology, stands with the Rev. Michael McBride in protest at the Ferguson...
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.*
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
Iwoke up this morning to a lovely email from a member of one of...
Dear Martin: Knowing Who We Are in a Multicultural Nation
Luneta National Park in the Philippines features art and poetry including "Ako Ay Pilipino".
By Jesse N. Love | Additional Photos by Nobel Foundation, Wikipedia
Note: This week,...
While answering a call…can you GO HOME AGAIN?
By Bailey Brawner, Elizabeth Hurd, and Maggie Ward
Bailey Brawner, Elizabeth Hurd, and Maggie Ward are all M.Div students at Boston University School of Theology....
How is your vision?
A recent story about a boy who lost his vision because of a lack of diversity in his diet has Patrick Scriven wondering if the same principle might be at work in our social and spiritual lives.
